The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) has allocated nearly $1.2bn to private equity, private debt, and real estate investments in the third quarter of 2024, according to a report by Pensions & Investments citing information prepared for its 11 December board meeting.
Private equity activity is on track to match or exceed 2023 levels, despite a challenging year, with deal-making reaching 69% and 74% of last year’s volume and value, respectively, by Q3, according to a new report by Preqin.
The head of Asia private equity at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Frank Su, has left the firm to join the Abu Dhabi Pension Fund as its global head of private equity, according to a report by Pension & Investments.
Blackstone and Ares have partnered to deliver a $1.43bn private credit loan package to Swedish property management company Odevo AB, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources familiar with the deal.
Global investment firm Carlyle has held the final close of its third Carlyle Credit Opportunities Fund (CCOF III), with $7.1bn in investable capital, making it the private investment firm’s largest credit fundraise to date.
Private equity firm Bain Capital has made a non-binding, all-cash offer to acquire Australian wealth manager Insignia Financial that values the 178-year-old company at AUD2.67bn ($1.70bn), according to a report by Reuters.
Warburg Pincus, a leading private equity firm managing approximately $86bn in assets, has no immediate plans to pursue an initial public offering, according to a report by Reuters quoting CEO Jeffrey Perlman at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Tuesday.
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is in discussions with retail pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance about a potential deal that could take the company private as early as next year, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Broad Sky Partners, a PE firm focused on middle market companies providing services to business and consumer end markets, has made a strategic investment in Frontline Managed Services, a provider of outsourced solutions for the legal and professional services sectors.
Apollo Global Management is accelerating the growth of its $70bn hybrid strategies, which bridge credit and private equity financing to appeal to investors seeking more flexible options amid a slowdown in private equity distributions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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